Ramón Saldívar, professor of English and comparative literature and the Hoagland Family Professor of Humanities and Sciences at Stanford University, will receive the eleventh MLA Award for Lifetime Scholarly Achievement. The Executive Council selected Saldívar for the award on the recommendation of the Lifetime Scholarly Achievement Review Committee. Saldívar is renowned as a scholar of Chicano studies and narrative form. The Award for Lifetime Scholarly Achievement will be presented to Saldívar by MLA President Tina Lu during the MLA Awards Ceremony at the January 2026 convention in Toronto.